Subject:- Applicability of Dearness Relief to the pensioner/Family Pensioner

It has come to notice that the dearness relief is being paid on the pension to the pensioners who are not entitled to dearness relief on their pension. In this regard attention is invited to the Para 19.4 of the Scheme for Payment of Pension to Central Government Civil Pensioners by Authorized Banks (copy enclosed) wherein it is stated that the dearness relief on the pension is not payable to pensioners mentioned below:-

1) President/Vice-President
2) Ex-MP Lok Sabha
3) Ex-MP Rajya Sabha

CPPCs of the banks are requested to ensure that the dearness relief on the pension should not be paid to the pensioners mentioned above.